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Merkel, Macron back Spain in Catalan crisis

BRUSSELS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron voiced strong support for Madrid in the Catalan independence crisis on Thursday, backing the Spanish government´s response to the country´s worst political crisis in decades. EU leaders gathering for a summit in Brussels closed ranks behind Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, saying the standoff over Catalonia's independence drive must be settled within the provisions of Spain´s constitution. The show of unity com
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CM Khattak inaugurates Bus Rapid Transit project in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak on Thursday inaugurated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project, which will be completed over the next six months. The chief minister performed the groundbreaking of the project, which he said would facilitate 400,000 passengers daily. Addressing the ceremony on the occasion, he said the Asian Development Bank provided resources for the BRT project, which is estimated to cost Rs48 billion. "We promised to provide best means of transportation
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Ahead of centenary, Putin calls 1917 Bolshevik revolution 'complex'

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the 1917 Bolshevik revolution had "complex" results, as Russia approaches the centennial of the history-changing event. Speaking at the annual Valdai club conference of international experts, Putin said: "revolution is always a consequence of a deficit in responsibility". "Today, I want to draw attention to the lessons of the events that happened a hundred years ago, to the Russian revolution of 1917," Putin told the conference. "
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Uproar as Turkey detains top civil society figure

Osman Kavala ISTANBUL: Turkish police have detained businessman and leading civil society activist Osman Kavala, reports and his lawyer said Thursday, raising fresh alarm over freedom of expression under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kavala was detained at Istanbul´s Ataturk airport after flying in from the southern city of Gaziantep, the Dogan news agency said. His lawyer Ferat Cagil told AFP that Kavala was apprehended immediately after the flight landed late Wednesday and has been remande
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French TV pulls talent show after abuse claims against judge

PARIS: A French television channel pulled a hit talent show Thursday on which Canadian producer Gilbert Rozon is a judge after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment. Rozon stepped down as boss of the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal Wednesday after a comedian publicly accused him of being an "aggressor" following allegations from a number of women. Montreal police have opened an investigation into an alleged sexual aggression involving Rozon that took place in Paris in 199
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Nawaz terms NAB proceedings as ?murder of justice?

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif termed the National Accountability Bureau proceedings against his family as ?murder of justice? on Thursday. While speaking to media, he remarked ?You tell me if this is justice or murder of justice? when asked about his indictment in corruption cases. He reiterated his earlier claims that the Supreme Court?s verdict in which he was disqualified and had to step down as country?s prime minister was given on Iqama (work permit) and not
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Italy arrests seven in migrant-smuggling ring

ROME: Italian police said Thursday that they had arrested seven people while breaking up a ring of smugglers who were ferrying migrants from Greece and Albania to Italy. A criminal gang, with a known history of smuggling black-market cigarettes in the southern port city of Brindisi, was using its network to ferry over the migrants, mainly from Syria but also Iraq and Somalia. Twenty-six people were involved in the trafficking, charging about 4,500 euros ($5,300) per person, the police said. T
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Ebola-like Marburg virus kills two in Uganda: official

KAMPALA: Two people have died from the Marburg virus in eastern Uganda, in the country´s first outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like pathogen in three years, the health ministry said Thursday. "Blood samples were taken from two people who have since died and were found positive for Marburg", Uganda´s health ministry permanent secretary, Dr Diana Atwine told AFP. She said a team of experts had been sent to Kween district, near the Kenyan border, to contain the virus. "At moment we don´t know if th
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World's deepest lake in peril, scientists warn

MOSCOW: Lake Baikal is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, experts say, as the government bans the catching of a signature fish that has lived in the world?s deepest lake for centuries but is now under threat. Holding one-fifth of the world?s unfrozen fresh water, Baikal in Russia?s Siberia is a natural wonder of "exceptional value to evolutionary science" meriting its listing as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Baikal?s high biodiversity includes over 3,600 plant and animal speci
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Bangladesh lets stranded Rohingya into camps after screening

COX'S BAZAAR: Thousands of Rohingya Muslims stranded near Bangladesh's border this week after fleeing violence in Myanmar have finally been permitted to enter refugee camps after "strict screening", officials said Thursday. The UN had expressed deep concern about the new wave of around 10,000 refugees, including children and elderly people who, dehydrated and hungry from the long journey, had been stopped from crossing the border into Bangladesh and left to squat in paddy fields. It was not im
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US approves second gene therapy against cancer

Known as a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, Yescarta modifies a patient´s white blood cells so they can attack and kill lymphoma. Photo: AFP file WASHINGTON: US regulators have approved a second form of gene therapy to fight cancer. The treatment, called Yescarta, is the first immunotherapy on the US market for certain kinds of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that attacks the lymph nodes. Known as a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, Yescarta modifies a patient´
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?Dream Girl? Hema Malini passes on her title to Deepika

Hema Malini (L) and Deepika Padukone (L) at the launch of former's biography, Beyond the Dream Girl. Photo: NDTV  Bollywood?s Dream Girl Hema Malini passed on her title to Deepika Padukone and called her the "Dream Girl of today's age" at the launch of her biography. The biography of Hema Malini was launched at a hotel in Mumbai on her 69th birthday. The book was launched by Deepika Padukone. Sholay star remarked that she was very happy to have Deepika unveil the biography as she is personal
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Defamation suit: Imran Khan challenges court jurisdiction

Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday challenged a Lahore court's jurisdiction in the defamation case filed against him by Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Geo News file  KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday challenged the jurisdiction of a Lahore court in the defamation case filed against him by Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. Shehbaz?s counsel, Mustafa Ramday, had filed a lawsuit against Imran for alleging that a close
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At least eight injured in Mastung blast

MASTUNG: At least eight people have been injured in a blast in Mastung, Geo News learnt Thursday evening. The explosion occurred in main market of Mastung, Balochistan. The exact nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the said area. This is a developing story and more details will be provided as received.
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Puppies are body language experts who can manipulate owners, say scientists

The new study suggests, however, that man's best friend may be very well aware of the reaction a scowl or grin will elicit from its master. Photo: AFP file Your dog may be a master manipulator, deliberately making puppy eyes to pull at your heart strings, according to a study Thursday into a ploy many mutt owners have long suspected. The research suggests that dogs may be in control of their facial expressions, using them to communicate, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Army chief commends role of medical corps in saving lives: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said the Army Medical Corps role in saving lives in the war on terror is commendable, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.  General Bajwa made the remarks while visiting the Army Medical Center in Abbottabad.  The army chief further added that the corps provides the best possible medical care to soldiers and civilians, added ISPR. 
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On Diwali, Swaraj promises medical visas for everyone, including Pakistanis

Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj announced on Thursday that India will grant medical visas to deserving cases on the auspicious occasion of Diwali including Pakistanis. She shared on Twitter: ?On the auspicious occasion of Deepawali, India will grant medical Visa in all deserving cases pending today. @IndiainPakistan? On August 29, a newborn Pakistani baby suffering from a cardiac ailment, Rohaan, was issued a medical visa hours after Swaraj announced the Indian go
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One dead, one injured as Ranger in civvies foils robbery

KARACHI: One street criminal was killed while a rickshaw driver sustained injuries in Karachi?s Gulshan-e-Iqbal on Thursday during an armed hold-up. According to SP Gulshan, a Pakistan Ranger in civilian clothes witnessed two men on a motorbike holding up the driver of a vehicle on gunpoint. Reacting to the situation the Ranger opened killing one of the armed gunmen on the spot while his accomplice managed to flee. The escaping accomplice opened indiscriminate fire which injured a rickshaw dr
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PM Abbasi arrives in Turkey to attend 9th D-8 Summit

ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was accorded a warm welcome as he arrived in Turkey on Thursday to lead Pakistan?s delegation at the 9th D-8 Summit being held in Istanbul from October 19 to 21. He was received at the Ataturk Istanbul International Airport by Deputy Governor of Istanbul Mehmet Ali Ulutas. Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi and senior embassy officials were also present on the occasion. With Pakistan as the current chair of D-8, an organisa
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Huge cave found on moon, could house astronauts: Japan scientists

Scientists at Japan?s space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings. Photo: File TOKYO: Scientists at Japan?s space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings, officials said Thursday. Data taken from Japan?s SELENE lunar orbiter has confirmed the existence of the 50 kilo
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Imran opposes rights of women, claims Bilawal Bhutto

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan opposes the rights of women. Photo: Geo News TANDO MUHAMMAD KHAN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan opposes the rights of women.  "My reservations are with Imran's policies," Bilawal said as he spoke at the media after attending a Deepawali ceremony.  The PPP Chai
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Drone strike kills four in Afghanistan?s Paktia province

PESHAWAR: At least four people were reportedly killed in a drone attack in the Jahwaray Sar area of Paktia province near the Pak-Afghan border, Geo News reported on Thursday. Sources informed that two missiles were fired at a suspected terrorist hideout. Drone strikes along the Afghan border have picked up pace during the last week.  At least 31 people have died and 12 injured in different drone strikes targetting areas near the Pak-Afghan border in Afghanistan since earlier this week.  At
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SC ends legal tussle between Sindh govt, Ayesha Bawany college

KARACHI: The Supreme Court ended the legal battle between the Sindh government and the Ayesha Bawany Trust on Thursday and handed over the custody of Ayesha Bawany Government College to the provincial government till 2019. A two-member bench, headed by Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh, heard the case on Thursday. The bench handed over the custody of the college to the government till May 2019, after which the educational institution will be handed over to the trust. Moreover, the Sindh government a
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SC adjourns Jehangir Tareen disqualification case till October 23

ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a petition seeking disqualification of PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jahangir Tareen till October 23. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing the petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi. The petition seeks the disqualification of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and the party?s Secretary General Jahangir Tareen from holding pub
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Apple shares drop on iPhone 8 demand worries

An iPhone 8 is displayed at the Apple Orchard Shop in Singapore September 22 - Reuters file photo  Apple Inc?s shares fell 1.5 percent in premarket trading on Thursday on growing concerns about muted demand for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. The company has cut orders for both models by about 50 percent for November and December, Taiwan-based Economic Daily News reported, citing a supply chain official.  Apple could not be immediately reached for comment.
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